Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, that the Committee on Agriculture should propose funding for programs that support specialty crops priorities, and that legislation should be passed that includes funding reflecting specialty crops as a growing and important part of United States agriculture.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) specialty crops are a vital part of U.S. agriculture, (2) the Committee on Agriculture should propose funding for programs that support specialty crop priorities, and (3) legislation should be passed that includes funding reflecting specialty crops as a growing and important part of U.S. agriculture.

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Timeline

1. 25 April 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 April 2013

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2311)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 April 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 25 April 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 3 May 2013

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 25 April 2013 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 April 2013

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 April 2013

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 April 2013

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Sponsors

• Suzan DelBene · D · Sponsor
• Juan Vargas · D · Sponsor
• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Sean Maloney · D · Sponsor
• Ann Kuster · D · Sponsor
• Kurt Schrader · D · Sponsor
• James McGovern · D · Sponsor
• John Garamendi · D · Sponsor
• David Reichert · R · Sponsor
• Chris Collins · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Denny Heck · D · Cosponsor
• Vern Buchanan · R · Cosponsor
• Michelle Lujan Grisham · D · Cosponsor
• Julia Brownley · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Cosponsor
• André Carson · D · Cosponsor
• Judy Chu · D · Cosponsor
• Joe Courtney · D · Cosponsor
• RICHARD NOLAN · D · Cosponsor
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